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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-25
Wool.


ST Lows, No, Oct wool-Quiet an
sicady.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-25

Nrw Yoag. Oct "A number II orders
for mixed nsslrtments took a fair quantity
of stuT. with the chief salcs reached through
Orders ON old engagements though the
general market was more quiet than other
wise.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
ArPEAL OFFICE,

APPEAL OFFICE,
MONDAY EVENING, Oct. "a, 1857
Money is rather in active demand; in fact,
fully up to the supply, and no accommoda
tons are heard of at less than 8 per cent,
nor is any change expected for some time.
The Clearinghouse report is as follows:
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THCmANnr nrnrA1InNa.

Ordinary, nominal, good ordinary, Sc,
low middling $40, middlinF, o., good
middling, o'.c middling fair, csc fair, nom.
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COTTON MARKETS.

The lSAl cotton market opened steady
AMI closed steady, middling, DC. Sales,
1000 bales VI which 900 10 ct-
poricr and 200 tospInner-; receipts, II, SOS
bales, shipments, 6,ssg bales; stock ON hand
Bliss bales, receipts TO date, is2,752 bales
shipments TO date, %, 40 bales.
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CHANCERY SALE
REAL ESTATE.

No. botS RD.-Chanccry Court Of shelby county,
State OF Tennessee Tor use, etc, vs. q. Litelohn
etAl
by virtue Of an intcrlocutory decree for aie en-
tered IN the above cnuse on the 9th day oil July,
ihs7 ~ H. 80, pare 1s will sell al public auction
10 the highest bidder, In front Of the Clerk and
Masters ofioe, at the Main street entrance Of the
Courthouse Of Shelby county. Memphis, tenn, on
Saturday, October 20. 1887.
within legal houn, the following described prop
erty situated In Taxing District ~ Shelby county
Tennessee. to.wit: Lot q, block 10, southeast cor
ner OF Thir1 and Gcovia streets Hxil2 ieet lot
y, block 10, fronting - feet on the east nde Of
Third street tfort pickorlng) and running lack
cast between panllel lines IL feet being south OF
and adjoining above Described lot "a.
Terms Of Eale-On q credit OF dx months; note
bearing interest with security required; lien TO
tanned redemption harcd.
This 9Th day Of October 1881.
q l. MCDOWELL Clerk and Master.
ByT 2. Caldwell, Deputy g sndM.
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Chancery Sale.

No. 6t52, r. DIN the ChAncery Court ~ Shelby
County Tenn: Mary y. Dcnie by her next
friend, Va John A. Denie, Ct al.
Under aud by virtue Of a decree entered In this
cause on July y, 1881, recoried IN minute book 80,
pare 80. will. A. special commissioner, on
saturday, the 9th Day ofNovember, 1857,
AZ " O'Clock m. In front 81 the court house in the
city Of Memphis, shelby county, Tenn sell the fol-
lowing described real estate, % the highest and
bcft bidder. for cash. to-wit lying being aud
situated In the Taxing District Of Shelby county,
Tenn, late city 81 Memphis situated on South
Court street and being the east half 81 lot No. al
on the plan aud map Of the said city Of Memphis,
said lot beginning NJ the northeast corner Of sald
lot 81 running thence west with the south side u
South Court street n feet g.. nchor. thence south
feet inches, thence east "a icet o. inches thence
sale cash. X u. JORDAN,
Special Commissioner.
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DAILY corroN trArrvrvr.

Stock September I, 1850 bales Imports
Thus far this week, 1854 bales, thus far
last week, 22,722 bales Today NJ. a e. Il.
r., go NJ at H. r., 7G5. l.. a n. r. H.,
co. NJ. Al H. Il. r., $50, C., o. & & W.
y. r., sgl; L., n. o. 4 T. H. r., SIS; X. C.,
8. a N. r. r., Oi5 NJ, s. & d. X. H., 1904,
steamer, $40 wagons, etc, 1900.
Exports Thus far this week, ESQ bales.
thus far last week, O,Gi0 bales Today, NJ.
kc r. H., 1910, NJ at. r. Il, 0i7; L.
A ~ r. H., 1919, G., o. a 4. w. n.
I,o3s; L., n. o. at H. H., 1881.
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Covington, Tenn, Oct. y, 1887.
SPECIAL TO COTTON SEED MEN
In localities where the American OIL Trust has no
opposition.
Stockholders Meeting.

oyricI MEsrHn a CHARLrsros n. n. Co.
No. 10 WALL ST., ~ Y, Oct. s. 1887.
TUE annual meeting Of the stakeholder Of The
Il company, for the election 81 Director and
such other business ~ may como before H. will DO
held MNthPllls, TENN, IN the company ohices,
on IN '-,fay, November ~, 1891. Tho stock books
viii clo,e on nct7bcr IS 1857, aud open on Novsms
Der u, 1857 Toh for such slecon will also be open
l. sCHwAs. Secretary.
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STEAMBOATS,.
ST. LOUIS and NEW ORLEANS
ANCHOR LINE.
.ssGsSs FOR .aakSSf:
Hell E MA, AR KAN SAS CITY,
Greenviiic, aud all Way Landings to
yicksburg,

From the Elevator Building.
1897. OCTOBER SCHEDULE. 1897.
Str, ARKANSAS CITY Brolas-i master
SUNDAY, Oct. "a. 10Th and 3oth, at 10 am.
str. CITY OF vlCKsBu RIG -whitedge master,
TUESDAY, Oct 4th and 18th, ~ 10 am. ,-
Str. UMMONwEALTH.......,. Nickcrs, master,
FRIDAY, Oct 7th and 2ist, at 10 AIN.
str CITY OF CAIRO. Lghtner master
SUNDAY, Oct. With and I'D, at l0a am.
Str. BELLE MEMPHIS. Baker, master
TUESDAY, Oct 18th and 18th at 10 an.
Str. CITY OF PR0vIDENCE.......-Cary master
FRIDAY, Oct 18th aud 18th, at 10 an.
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Spots opened steady and closed dull.
middling, CSC. Sales, 100 bales. Quota.
tons were NJ follows Ordinary, &c; good
ordinary, 8 7.iGc; low middling, 0I.c; mid.
ding. oxc; good middling, I3.lCci mid.
ding fair, iO,to; fair, lie
Futures opened steady and closed easy,
ss follows October, 053@a75; Noycm.
Der s5T@o5s, December o.65@950 Janu.
ay, o,5s@o5o February 0CO@9Oi. March,
p73@e7i; April, o.sl@os2; May, Oso@o 90,
Juno, oeT@oos. July, Ioos@lo,io, August,
loii@i0i3
Ngw ORLEANS.
The SPOT market opened steady ard closed
steady; middling, i.l0c. Sales, $500 bales
a...s..t.... ...o a.. follawn. Orllunrv
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RANK CLEAuSGs.

Nav ORLr,Ns. La, Oct 2i-Clcarings Of
the banks. SSH, 225
CuicAao, H.. Oct 2i-The bank clcarings
TODAY we're Sli, $4,000.
NEw YoRH. Oct 2l.-rhc bank cloanngs
today were .iGi ,2ls $40, baianccs, Asa, 357.
Bosros, Mass, Oct. 2I.-The hank clear
ings today were az, iO1,g6 balances, $l,G2I,-
$40
BALTIMORE, Nd, Oct. 2t.-Thc bank clear
ings today were S2,l7G6Jo, balances, $3is,
2nf.
Sr Lows, No, oct. 2l-The bank clear
ings today were 500, i6S. balances s2Jp,
$50
PniL,prLrnia, Pa, Oct 20 Tho bank
clearing today were iolgl, sSi, balance.
81, $50 40.
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IITNATnn nrrnnrs

The following shows the amount Of grain
rrcciyod, Withdrawn and IN store by regular
elevator, ~ reported 10 the Merchants cN
change today Wheat Withdrawn, 3,7i5 bu
in store, y, $40 bu. Corn received. i,OOl bu
Withdrawn, ~ bu, IN store 90 bu. Dat,
rccciycd, 2a.s bu; withdrawn, $40 bu. In
store Ol ~, In
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DAILY PORT AND INTERIOR MARKET.

Tone. Rec. / prIn4. / slock
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An Animal Army.

Marvellous invaders are the Jennings.
They are near relatives of the short
tailed field mouse, and are about five
inches long, with round heads, brown
fur, and bead-like eyes. Their home is In
the highlands, or fells. of the great
central mountain chain of Sweden and
Norway, where they build nests of grass
for their young. The Jennings are
spiteful little creatures when aroused,
sitting up on their hind legs and fighting
with a will. Not only are they pugna.
cious, but extremely restless and
migratory as well; and every five, ten, or;
twenty years they seem possessed by q
desire to see foreign lands. ss
Thereupon, they one and all leave their
settlements and start out in tens OF
thousands, overrun the cultivated tracts
of land in both Norway and Sweden, and
ruin the plants and vegetation. They
march only at night, pressing on slowly
in one straight course, and allow nothing
to disturb them. Birds and various
animals follow and prey upon them; but,
Notwithstanding this, they actually in
crease in numbers, gaining recruits as
they advance. Rivers are swum and bulls
crossed, until, finally, the Atlantic or the
Gulf of Bothnia is reached.
But, still impelled by the same blind
instinct that has let it onward, the entire
vast concourse plunges into the sea,
swimming onward, the little animals
piling one upon another as they ara
beaten back, until at times their bodies
have formed veritable sea-walls. Boat
men returning to the beach have found
their way obst,ucted by struggling
horde that has just reached the sea. The
number of Jennings in these bands is
beyond all computation. Sometimes the
march is kept up for three years before
the water is reached. Nicholas.
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MaypOle Customs.

A correspondent sends to London
Notes and Queries the following particu-
lars of the maypole customs at Halt
whistle, in the county of Northumber-
land, England. The maypole was usually
some seventy or eighty feet in height. 1t
was made of the two best trees that could
be found on some neighboring estate,
and which had been secretly chosen some
time before by the youth of the town.
The maypole was set up on May IA Zone
of the half-yearly fair days. in the market
place. The night before, the youth of
Haltwhistle, who had forcibly requisi-
toned the best horses they could find,
started for a secret destination
for the maypole was in
variably a stolen one. Sometimes the
gamekeepers offered resistance; but it the
townsmen could get the trees into Halt
whistle, then they were claimed by
the lords of the manor as waits, and no
interference was allowed with them. The
pole was decked with ribbons, holly, and
a windmill on the top, and was the centre
of rural festivities of the usual nature.
In the evening it was pulled down and
sold ~ auction, the proceeds being spent
in drink, which seems to account for the
great stress laid by my informants on the
fact that they always took the very best
trees they could find. The advent of the
rural policeman killed the maypole at
Haltwhistle. The May fair is still held,
but strict Interpretation of the law has
robbed it of its central ornament.
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What Pompcii Died OF.

A Post-Erpress reporter CHANGED to be
standing beside the delivery desk of one
of the city libraries when we'll dressed
lady of thirty approached the desk. The
librarian was cutting the leaves of new
copy of the "Last Days of Pompeii," "
every now and then stopping to read a
passage from the famous novel. The
lady glanced around listless and said:
II would like to find something new in
the way of nice reading. Nothing very
strong, you know, something light and
amusing. That is a nice looking book
you have there. What is it"
''It is the "Last Days of Pompeii."
" Last Days of Pompeii,' Pompeii-
Pompeii-who was Pompeii2 What did
he die of never could bear tragedy"
''I believe he died of an eruption.
Yes, this is rather tragical," replied the
librarian with the faintest smile imagin-
able. The lady departed after securing
something Eight and amusing, and with
out the slightest idea that she had fur
nished any amusement.-Rochcster Post
ErpresS.
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Burmah'S Forests Of Teak.

In obtaining the vast and rich domain
of Burmah the English Government has
come into possession, among other natu-
raj treasures. of immense forests Of teak,
which, never very plentiful il India, was
becoming commercially quite rare, and
consequently of increased cost for indus.
trial purposes. Of all the woods grown
in the East this has been pronounced as,
in some respects, the most valuable. This
superiority consists in its being neither
too heavy nor too hard; it does not warp
nor split under exposure, no matter how
prolonged, to heat or dampness; it con-
tains an essential oil which possesses the
rare property of preventing the wood
from rotting under wet conditions, and.
at the same time, acts as prcservative to
iron, and repels insects; it is, in addi-
ton, handsome wood, of several varie.
ties of color and grain, and takes good
polish.
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Mr. BreWstcr's Little Mistake.

eyes" said man on the train, "he's q
good fellow, ex-Attorney General Brew
ster. but there is a lot of blarney about
him. know him well, you see-used to
visit at my house. Did I ever tell you
that Joke about him. No9 Well, you
see, he had great fashion of calling his
personal friends my dear fellow and ad-
dressing young ladies as my dear in q
pleasant way. We had a colored cook at
our house who wasn't handsome, but she
could beat all DauDhin county baking
watflcs. One evening about dusk there
came ring at my door bell. My library
was lust at the head of the stairs. The
cook answered the call. 1t was Brewster,
and in the semi darkness he thought 1t
was one of the family. Good evening,
nv dear; I hope you arc we'll, and he
nut out his hand for a shake. 1t was
too late to back out when he saw who 1t
was, so he kept right on, talked about
the pleasant weather and the family just
as though it was an everyday matter with
him to Shake hands with the servants,
while I hung over the balusters about
ready to die. His urbanity and self-pos-
session were equal to the occasion, and
it tickled the girl nearly to death. At
terward whenever she knew Brewster was
TO take dinner at our house we had waf-
flcs and chicken that beat the world."-
PittsJmy Dispatch.
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Diamonds That Dance.

Many people have been puzzled to
understand why the diamonds worn in
earrings by ladies nowadays maintain
such ceaseless quivering motion. It
makes no difference that the head of the
wearer is in perfect repose, and that she
is even speechless, and, therefore, exert
ING no muscle of face or feature. The
ceascless twinkle of the diamond goes on,
enhancing greatly the flashing beauty of
the gem. The secret is in the setting of
the diamond, and the method is patent
device. The stone is set in the usual
manner, except that the band, like the
handle of diminutive basket, is attached
to the framework. On the under side of
this band is a cup-like cavity. On the
lower part of the hoop is a projecting pin
pointed with rhodium, metal which
never wears out-somewha like the
iridium with which gold pens are tipped.
Now, when the diamonds are put in
position on the hoop, the rhodium point
projects into the cup. The result is
what scientists would call condition of
unstable equilibrium. Like the pea
blows with pipe by a schoolboy, the
diamond is given no rest, with the
difference that no effort is required to
keep it dancing. The metal point never
wears out.-Jeaoetry Nens.
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Had the Cowboy Along.

It was on a train coming East'from
Chicago. In the smoking car was pas
senger who had been out in the cattle
country for several years. He was a
small man, having soft white hands and
q very mild look, and one OF the pas
sengers presently observed:
$50 you've been in the country, eh y
Yes, sir"
"IIad to 60 armed. I suppose z"
eyes, all men out there go armed"
''Saw Mcxicans, ch 2"
eyes, sir, few"
"And cowboys 2"
"Yes, sir"
"Ever have any trouble with COW
boy z"
"Yes, sir, once"
s.And do you mean to say that you
came out of it alive ?'
81 do, SIR"
"And-and what become of the cow
boy 2"
II have him here, SIR" replied the
little man, and opening his valise he took
out q cowboys sombrero with bullet
hole through the front, and then open
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Lady Banjoists.

Says St. Louis banjoist: "The ladies'
of this city take very nicely to the banjo.
I have been giving lessons in St. Louis
since the 1st of January, and have the
names of dozens of bellies and of not a
few matrons in fashionable circles on
my books. You would be surprised to
see the list. Most of them are pretty well
advanced, and I am thinking of giving a
concert. Three months is plenty of time
for the study of the banjo if the pupil
will practice an hour or two every day.
By the end of the third month they get
so that they can handle the instrument
clevcrly and pick almost any air out of
the strings. There is very friendly ri
valry among some of the ladies who de-
sire to be known as superior banjoists,
and astonish their friends with their
skill in playing. But I wish you could
hear the wife Of leading lawyer, who is
also leading statesman, playing Mex
ican serenade' on her banjo"
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Gems for Each Day Of the Week.

All yellow gems and gold are appro-
pirate to be worn on Sunday, to draw
down the propitious influences, or to avert
the antagonistic effects of the spirits on
this day through its ruler and name.
giver, the sun. On Monday pearls and
white stones (but not diamond9 are to
be worn, because this is the day of the
moon, or of the second power in nature.
Tuesday, which is the day of Mars, claims
rubies, and all stones of fiery hstre.
Wednesday is the day for turquolses,
sapphires, and all precious stones which
seem to reflect the blue of the vault of
of heaven, and that imply the lucent
azure of the supposed spiritual atmo-
sphere, wherein, or under which, the
Rosicrucian sylphs dwell-those element
ary children who, according to the
cabalistic theogony, are always striving
for intercourse with the race of Adam,
seeking share of his particular prlvl-
lege Of Immortality, which has been
denied to them. Thursday demands
a1nethysts and deep-colored stones, q
sanguine tint, because Thursday is the
day of Thor-the runic impersonated
male divine sacrifice. Friday, which Is
the day of Venus, has its appropriate
emeralds, and reigns over all the varie-
ties of the imperial, and yet strangely the
sinister color, green. Saturday, which
is Saturn's day, the oldest of the gods, !
claims for its distinctive tailsman the
most splendid of all gems, or the queen
of precious stones, the lustre-darting dia-
mond, which is produced from the black
of Sab, Seb, or Saturn, the origin OF al
visible things, or the "Great Deep" or
"Great Mother, in one sense.-Litero'y
uv,,1I
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Where Snakes Abound.

In attempting to explore some of the
islands of Lake Chapala it seemed as if
the earth literally wore skirt of ser
pents," says letter from Mexico to the
Philadelphia Record. The ground
swarmed with them, swaying and writh-
ing from every bush, Kissing and squirm-
ing on every fallen tree, and ripping the
water in all directions. 1t was ques-
ton as to which were more numerous,
the birds above or snakes below. They
tell us that as soon as the spring birds re-
appear there is great gathering OF
snakes below and hawks above. The
latter literally cover the trees, and when
ever hunger dictates they make dash at
the tired little creatures who have settled
upon the islands after their annual re-
turn from some unknown region. II
bird escapes the hawks and seeks to re-
fresh himself with drink, in the twink
ling of an eye he is swallowed by one OF
the greedy serpents that lie in wait for
him at the waters edge.
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ever buys her apples, but great many
who know her oddities give her nickels
and dimes, of which, it is said, she takes
such good care, Notwithstanding the bee
in her bonnet, that she has quite little
store laid by for rainy day. There was
a romantic story told about her some
years ago, to the effect that, being in
love with sailor boy who went to sea
and never came back, she lost her mind
sn consequence, but it is not accepted in
the Barracks" where the general opin-
ion is that Crazy Kate was born that way.
She is an odd creature certainly, but
quite harmless, the Barracks people
say.-Neu York Letter.
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A Doctors Bill In Brazil.

Brazilian doctors are as eccentric in
their charges as the people are in their
desire to enjoy the pleasure of being let
alone. The physicians do not regulate
their charges by the time and labor they
have expended in the patients service,
but by the estimated value of his life. AS
this value is determined by the patients
income, he, if he survives, is treated by
the doctor as wreckers treat stranded
ship-the greater the value, the larger
the salvage.
A young English engineer, while en-.
gagged in some work in the vicinity of
Rio, was attacked by yellow fever. A
doctor of good repute attended him, and
on his recovery demanded i fec of 5000.
The young engineer demonstrated and
threatened to appeal to the courts. But
friends who had rcsorted to these tri-
bunals for redress advised him to have
nothing to do with the law. He acted
upon their counsel and paid the doctors
bill.-I0uth's Compani0n
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WORDS OF WISDOM.
Wrinkles are the tombs of love.

Wrinkles are the tombs of love.
: To makes pleasures pleasant shorten
them.
The man who procrastinates struggles
with. ruin.
! WeIl-arranged time is sign of we'll
ordered mind. -..
The smallest act of charity shall stand
us in great stead.
A noble nature can alone attract the
noble, and alone knows how to retain
them.
Circumstances form the character; but.
like petrifying matters, they harden while
they form. -. >-t.
The great high road of human welfare
lies along the old highway of steadfast
well doing. -
Every tomorrow has two handles.
We can take hold of it by the handle OF
anxiety or the handle of faith.
In life it is difficult to say who do you
the most mischief-enemies with the
worst intentions, or friends with the best.
The intellect of man sitsSsnthroned
visibly upon his forehead andy his eye;
and the heart is written upon his ceuu-
tenance. .' t w.,
We sleep, but the loom never stops,
and the pattern which was weaving when
the sun went down is weaving whenrit
comes up tomorrow.
Count your resources; learn what yos
are not fit for, and give up wishing for it.
Learn what you can do, and do it with
the energy of man. s.. ,55-.
The essential difference between q
good and a bad education is this, that
the former draws the child on by max
ing it sweet to him; the latter drives
the child to learn, by making it sour to
him if he does not.
A tender-hearted and compassionate
disposition which inclines men to pity
and feel the misfortune of others, and
which is even for its own sake incapable
of involving any man in ruin and misery,
is of all tempers of mind the most amiable;
and, though it seldom receives much
honor, is worthy of the highest. $50
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Early RiSerS.

'In reading the lives of well-known
literatary women" says writer in the
Critic, 81 am surprised to find them such
early risers. Harriet Martineau took her
cup of coffee (Which she made herself)
and four mile walk before o'clock.
When she returned she ate her breakfast
and sat down to work. At 2 o'clock she
dined, and then the days work was done.
She read, but never wrote, in the even
ing. Marie Edgeworth, too, was up
with the lark, and housemaid two
miles from where she lived used to waken
her mistress in the morning with It's 8
o'clock, ma'am; Miss Edgeworth is 60
ing by Ouida is an earlier bird than
either of these two good ladies was. She
goes from her bed to her desk and
writes for three or four hours before she
touches a mouthful of food. The mid
night oil gives no more inspiring light
than is shed by the early morning sum-"